schools follow meriocratic principles : status achieved via merit/worth as schools reward values and equal opportunities.if you work hard you get to places,youve earnt it because of mertit

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davies and moore(role allocation)

saw role allocation as a key factor

education sifts and sorts and allocates people into their abilities/talents

rewards most talented with high qualifications that provides entry to occupations that functionally most important to society

do will=good jobs

do okay=few/no jobs

if you work hard ,you can get anywhere

assume everyone's at same starting point.everyone equal there

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critisisms

Durkheim assumes society has a shared culture that is transmitted by the education system, but Britain is multicultural so there’s debated on if a single culture that schools base their curriculum on exists

·Marxism says educational institutions transmit a dominant culture that serves bourgeoisie rather than all of society

·Schools promote individual competition in the exam system rather than encouraging social solidarity (values that bring together certain social groups. agreement!)

·in some societies, there’s am assumption that meritocratic education is a myth and its argues that YOU really now what’s best for you not what society says lead you to success.